Yesterday I caught up some paperwork and got some extra rest. I’m current on replies. Tomorrow I have errands to run.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today it took me 3:49 (average 5:01). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Fantasy Football Report:
Here’s the latest from our fantasy football league, Lefty Blog Friends.
Scores
TomCat Teabag Trashers
ManOnDogSantorum
112.52
104.18
hugos renegades
Texans Will Rise Again
121.82
52.32
Playing without a helmet
Progressive Underdogs
100.58
103.36
Standings
Points
Rank
Team Name
W-L-T
Pct
Streak
Waiver
For
Against
1 (1)
Progressive Underdogs
8-1-0
.889
W4
6
1072.02
906.34
2 (2)
TomCat Teabag Trashers
5-4-0
.556
W3
5
1071.52
979.66
3 (3)
hugos renegades
5-4-0
.556
W1
4
1038.16
929.48
4 (4)
ManOnDogSantorum
5-4-0
.556
L2
3
1006.62
937.96
5 (5)
Playing without a helmet
4-5-0
.444
L1
2
957.82
926.34
6 (6)
Texans Will Rise Again
0-9-0
.000
L9
1
666.20
1132.56
That’s three in a row for me, but Rob will ne hard to catch.
Short Takes:
From Boston Globe: A conservative-leaning appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care law, as the Supreme Court prepares to consider this week whether to resolve conflicting rulings over the law’s requirement that all Americans buy health care insurance.
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a split opinion upholding the lower court’s ruling that found Congress did not overstep its authority in requiring people to have insurance or pay a penalty on their taxes, beginning in 2014.
I think that the appeals court made the correct decision.
From Reuters: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has told President Giorgio Napolitano that he will resign after the new budget law currently making its way through parliament is approved, the head of state’s office said in a statement on Tuesday.
The budget law is expected to be passed by the end of this month, but its passage might now be accelerated.
Napolitano said Berlusconi was aware of the consequences of a vote in parliament on Tuesday in which his center-right coalition failed to secure a majority in the lower house.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
From The Nation: At a White House staff meeting yesterday, chief of staff Bill Daley made a surprising announcement [Murdoch delinked]: his role in the administration going forward will be reduced, and veteran aide Pete Rouse will take over day-to-day management of the West Wing. The Wall Street Journal notes [Murdoch delinked] “It is unusual for a White House chief of staff to relinquish part of the job.”
It’s unusual, but it is good news for progressives. There is no doubt that Daley’s hiring represented a tack to the right, and towards a more corporate-friendly approach, and this demotion could reflect at least a partial retreat by the White House from that approach.
This is a start, but the solution to Daley is a complete flush.
Cartoon:
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Cartoon — Can’t be banksters — they’re smiling! Banksters don’t have much to smile about right now with having to give up the $5 debit card transaction fee (BOA) and losing, what 650,000, accounts to credit unions and local banks! I sure would hate to have to do the laundry for this bunch!
Health Care Law — As time goes on, there will likely be more challenges. Personally, living in a country with universal health care, having affordable health insurance is vital. Having heard of the cost of some health insurance, the question in my mind is how will the poor afford it, or is that where Medicare comes in? Should have known it would be a shrub like Pat Robertson that would launch an action against it. And I don’t buy for one minute ‘God doing the healing’. Don’t get me wrong, faith can do marvelous things, but God also endowed certain individuals with medical skills and a passion for healing.
Italy — Berlusconi has been a problem for so long. It will be good to have him gone and someone with fresh ideas and perspective in place to get things moving again.
The White House — Could this mean that Mr Obama is feeling the itch to scrap more and get back further to the left to where he is more comfortable? Seems this guy, Daley, is a little like a DINO or a blue dog. Time to get the dog poop out of the White House.
They’re not supposed to be Banksters, Lynn. They are cleaner than Banksters, even though they are muddy.
The ACA needs a public option to be viable. Medicare starts at 65, except in cases of disability.
Amen.
I hope so. That guy is a major DINO. He said that Obama needs to move to the right.
Banksters — I saw that side too, but given the grief of the account migration etc, I also saw it another way. Just my warped banker brain at work. It’s hard to wash out 40 years of banking.
I finally got my computer up and running again. It’s been dogging me since Monday. It’s good to be back on line again.
4:16
I’m in shock! Conservatives upheld the Health Care law.
Now Berlusconi will have more time for his bunga-bunga parties. How nice for him.
Won’t you go home, Bill Daley? Won’t you go home?
Congrats!
Not bad.
Only the mandate was at issue.
LOL!
LOLOL!!
I …. am…….*INVINCIBLE*!!!!
Pyuifffffffffffffffffffphyytt! 😛